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New network shows announced...

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CBS
Returning: The Amazing Race, Cold Case, 60 Minutes, How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, CSI: Miami, NCIS, The Unit, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, Survivor, CSI, Shark, Without A Trace, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, 48 Hours Mystery.

New: Viva Laughlin, Swingtown, Moonlight, Cane, Big Bang Theory, Power of 10, Kid Nation

Out: King of Queens, Jericho, The Class, Close To Home


The New Shows:

Kid Nation: A reality show from the producers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. 40 kids, ages 8 to 15 were put in the abandoned town of Bonanza City, New Mexico. Over the course of 40 days the children build a society, electing leaders, passing laws, establishing an economy, etc. Expect lots of warm and fuzzy EM:HE style moments.

Swingtown: An ensemble period drama set during the sexual liberation of the 1970s. Look to see open marriages, key parties, a 10PM time slot, and protests from various family values and religious groups. Grant Show (Melrose Place), Jack Davenport (Coupling, the good one from the UK), Josh Hopkins (Brothers & Sisters), Lana Parrilla (Windfall ), Miriam Shor (Big Day), and Molly Parker (Deadwood) star. A good cast and an edgy premise make it worth a look.

Viva Laughlin: Lloyd Owen (Monarch of the Glen) stars as Ripley Holden. The show is a musical drama about Ripley and his family as they attempt to run a casino in Laughlin, NV. It's based on the BBC show, Blackpool, but just how much the two will have in common remains to be seen. Among the cast you will find Madchen Amick (Freddie), Patrick Fabian (Veronica Mars ), Melanie Griffith (Twins), and Hugh Jackman, who also produces the show.

Moonlight: Formerly known as Twilight, this one centers on a private investigator/vampire. Yes, stodgy old CBS is making a vampire P.I. show. Alex O'Loughlin stars as the vampire investigator and the story will revolve around his struggles with immortality, feuds with adversaries in the vampire world, and a romance with a mortal. Along for the ride are Amber Valetta (Transporter 2), Rade Serbedzija (24), Shannon Lucio (The O.C.), and James Black (All Of Us).

Cane: Jimmy Smits ( West Wing) stars in this drama about a Cuban-American family that "explores the American dream, past, present, and future." The story follows two rival families that have built an empire in the sugar and rum industries. Smits will be joined by Hector Elizondo (Chicago Hope) and Rita Moreno.

Big Bang Theory: From Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, this one follows two theoretical physicists who meet a sexy new neighbor that teaches them about life from a new perspective. Johnny Galecki (Roseanne), Jim Parsons (Judging Amy), and Kelly Cuoco (Eight Simple Rules) star. It sounds like an updated Weird Science to me, but the update is by Chuck Lorre, so it will be worth a look.

Power of 10: CBS isn't immune to the new game show craze, and this is their entry. Hosted by Drew Carey, the show will have contestants guessing the results of public surveys for a chance to win up to $10 million. It's like Family Feud, without the family, and if the recent trend in game shows is any indication, a whole lot of stalling before getting to "survey says." The show is set for a summer release.
 


NBC

Returning: Friday Night Lights, Law & Order, Law & Order: CI, Law & Order: SVU, Deal or No Deal, 30 Rock, The Office, Heroes, Scrubs, ER, The Biggest Loser, Las Vegas, My Name Is Earl, 1 vs. 100, Dateline, Football Night In America, Medium, and Saturday Night Live.

New: The Bionic Woman, The IT Crowd, Chuck, Journeyman , Life, Lipstick Jungle , The Singing Bee, World Moves , and Heroes: Origins.

Out: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, Crossing Jordan, The Black Donnellys, Kidnapped, Andy Barker, P.I., Identity, Raines, 20 Good Years, Grease: You're The One That I Want, The Real Wedding Crashers, Thank God You're Here.

Moving: Friday Night Lights moves to Friday nights at 10pm. On Thursdays, 30 Rock moves to 8:30, The Office to 9, and Scrubs to 9:30. Law & Order will move to Sundays at 8pm (in 2008). Law & Order: CI will be on USA Network first, then NBC will air the repeats.

After the jump, a rundown on the new shows and a look at the schedule.

New shows:

Heroes: Origins will be six special episodes of the series, which will air during the show's hiatus. This means the total episode count for the season will be 30!

The Bionic Woman is an updating of the classic ABC show from the 70s. It stars British actress Michelle Ryan.

Chuck is about a computer geek who becomes a spy (somehow). It's produced by Josh Schwartz, who did The O.C., and director McG.

Journeyman sounds a lot like a 21st century version of Quantum Leap. It stars Kevin McKidd from Rome and is produced by some of the people behind The West Wing.

The IT Crowd is a new comedy that focuses on the lives of tech people. Sounds like a nerdier Office.

Life is a drama about a detective who spends years in jail for a crime he didn't commit and is given a second chance. It stars Damian Lewis from Band of Brothers.

Lipstick Jungle is from Candace Bushnell, who did Sex and the City, and sounds similar. It stars Brooke Shields and Kim Raver, from The Nine.

The Singing Bee is another damn singing competition.

World Moves is a hip-hop competition, and is produced by American Idol's Randy Jackson.

Here is NBC's new schedule (which could change before September rolls around):

 
ABC


Returning: Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, October Road, Notes from the Underbelly, Men In Trees, Brothers & Sisters, Wife Swap, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, Lost, Supernanny, America's Funniest Home Videos, Boston Legal, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 20/20, Primetime (specials and special series)

Out: The Nine, Six Degrees, The Great American Dream Vote, Show Me The Money, Day Break, In Case of Emergency, The Knights of Prosperity, What About Brian, George Lopez, According to Jim (maybe... finally!)

New: Big Shots, Carpoolers, Cashmere Mafia, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, Cavemen, Miss/Guided, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Sam I Am, Women's Murder Club, Oprah's Big Give

Moving: Men In Trees moves from Thursdays at 10 to Fridays at 8. Notes from the Underbelly and October Road (along with Cashmere Mafia) will premiere when Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor end their seasons. Lost will begin airing in February and show no repeats, in a Wednesday time slot that's still to be determined.


Information about the new shows:

Big Shots (Thursdays at 10) - A story about four male friends who are kings of their lives... until the women get involved. "We've been wanting to do a male ensemble for a while, and John Feldman came to us with this idea and nailed exactly what we were looking for," said McPherson. Starring Dylan McDermott, Christopher Titus, Michael Vartan, and Joshua Malina.

Cashmere Mafia (will replace either The Bachelor or Dancing) - Seems like the female version of Big Shots: four female friends try to balance their busy corporate careers with their social lives. They've created their own little "girls club" to help each other out in their efforts to crash through the glass ceiling. Starring Lucy Liu, Frances O'Connor, Bonnie Sommerville, and Miranda Otto. Darren Star (Sex and the City) and Kevin Wade are among the executive producers.

Dirty Sexy Money (Wednesdays at 10) - An idealistic lawyer gets drawn in by the temptations and dangers of wealth when he takes over as the personal lawyer to an old-monied wealthy family. "It was such an exciting idea and so juicy," said McPherson. "Craig Wright (from Brothers & Sisters) brings unbelievable bite and sarcasm into this world." Stars Peter Krause, Donald Sutherland, and William Baldwin.

Eli Stone (midseason) - From Greg Berlanti (the guy ABC brought in to save Brothers & Sisters) and Mark Guggenheim (also of B&S). A procedural about a lawyer who starts seeing visions because of an inoperable brain tumor. He tries to deal with the visions and find deeper meaning in his life while trying to stay in the real world. According to McPherson, it'll be comedic and not sappy. Starring Johnny Lee Miller, Victor Garber, Natasha Henstridge.

Private Practice (Wednesdays at 9) - We all know about this one. Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery. Taye Diggs. Tim Daly. Amy Brenneman. Lots of sex. Shonda Rhimes and her Grey's team (Betsy Beers, Marti Noxon, et al) are involved. "We feel there's some work to do," said McPherson, later telling the gathered journalists that they need time to explore the stories between these people who know each other really well. He promises it won't be an imitation of Grey's.

Pushing Daisies (Wednesdays at 8) - "Bryan Fuller (of Heroes) came to us and asked, 'What if I did a show about a guy who brings things back to life with one touch?'" said McPherson. That's essentially what the show's about. Oh, and it's a procedural, with many "closed-ended" stories, using McPherson's buzz word of choice (more on this later). Barry Sonnenfeld is an executive producer and directs the pilot. Chi McBride, Kristin Chenoweth, Lee Pace star.

Women's Murder Club (Fridays at 9) - McPherson called this show the network's "most traditional procedural this year, with an ABC tone." Four women -- a detective, a DA, a medical examiner, and a reporter -- band together to solve crimes. Stars Angie Harmon and Laura Harris.

Carpoolers (Tuesday at 8:30) - Four people in a carpool. Hilarity ensues. I think I've seen this in a Blondie comic somewhere... To be fair, the talent behind this show is pretty good, from writer/EP Bruce McCulloch (SNL, Kids in the Hall) to the stars, which include our old buddy Fred Goss ( Sons & Daughters), Faith Ford, and Jerry O'Connell.

Cavemen (Tuesdays at 8) - McPherson called Cavemen "the most talked about" pilot, and he's not kidding. However, not all of the talk is good . But McPherson is confident this show can work. "If we're just going to do a sketch, I don't think this would work at all. Through this odd lens, (we explore) the idea of racial relationships and minorities. The idea is to offend everyone but offend no one." Bill Martin and Mike Schiff (Grounded for Life, Third Rock From the Sun) were brought in to bring their experience and perspective to this show, which is based on the Geico caveman ads.

Miss/Guided (midseason) - Created by Ashton Kutcher. Judy Greer (Love Monkey) plays a formerly awkward teenager who returns to her high school as a guidance counselor, thinking her gawky years were behind her. But she finds out that, as McPherson said, "every day is high school, no matter where you are."

Sam I Am (Mondays at 9:30) - McPherson said that they tried hard to get a vehicle for Christina Applegate this season because she's a "brilliant talent that pops off the screen. She just nails this part," of a woman who wakes up from a coma with amnesia, and finds that the person she was before her accident wasn't a very good one. "She creates a real voice for the character, which I think is missing from a lot of comedies." Also stars Jennifer Esposito, Melissa McCarthy, Jean Smart, Tim Russ, and Barry Watson.

Oprah's Big Give (midseason) - The big O's first prime time series, it involves a bunch of people who compete to get a whole bunch of money in order to make a difference in people's lives. Hilarity ensues.
 
I'm still pissed that they took the Black Donnellys off.

EDIT: What's even worse is that they replaced it with that stupid wedding crashers show, which they also canned.
 
Originally posted by: tangent1138
Kid Nation: A reality show from the producers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. 40 kids, ages 8 to 15 were put in the abandoned town of Bonanza City, New Mexico. Over the course of 40 days the children build a society, electing leaders, passing laws, establishing an economy, etc. Expect lots of warm and fuzzy EM:HE style moments.
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Man, they should have dropped the kids off on an island. Maybe we'll have some Lord of the Flies actions.
 
whew, glad to have some official news about Scrubs. All those rumors were killing me. How I Met Your Mother and Scrubs FTW.
 
Originally posted by: tangent1138
source: TV Squad

CBS
Out: Jericho


The New Shows:

Kid Nation: A reality show from the producers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. 40 kids, ages 8 to 15 were put in the abandoned town of Bonanza City, New Mexico. Over the course of 40 days the children build a society, electing leaders, passing laws, establishing an economy, etc. Expect lots of warm and fuzzy EM:HE style moments.

Swingtown: An ensemble period drama set during the sexual liberation of the 1970s. Look to see open marriages, key parties, a 10PM time slot, and protests from various family values and religious groups. Grant Show (Melrose Place), Jack Davenport (Coupling, the good one from the UK), Josh Hopkins (Brothers & Sisters), Lana Parrilla (Windfall ), Miriam Shor (Big Day), and Molly Parker (Deadwood) star. A good cast and an edgy premise make it worth a look.

Viva Laughlin: Lloyd Owen (Monarch of the Glen) stars as Ripley Holden. The show is a musical drama about Ripley and his family as they attempt to run a casino in Laughlin, NV. It's based on the BBC show, Blackpool, but just how much the two will have in common remains to be seen. Among the cast you will find Madchen Amick (Freddie), Patrick Fabian (Veronica Mars ), Melanie Griffith (Twins), and Hugh Jackman, who also produces the show.

Moonlight: Formerly known as Twilight, this one centers on a private investigator/vampire. Yes, stodgy old CBS is making a vampire P.I. show. Alex O'Loughlin stars as the vampire investigator and the story will revolve around his struggles with immortality, feuds with adversaries in the vampire world, and a romance with a mortal. Along for the ride are Amber Valetta (Transporter 2), Rade Serbedzija (24), Shannon Lucio (The O.C.), and James Black (All Of Us).

Cane: Jimmy Smits ( West Wing) stars in this drama about a Cuban-American family that "explores the American dream, past, present, and future." The story follows two rival families that have built an empire in the sugar and rum industries. Smits will be joined by Hector Elizondo (Chicago Hope) and Rita Moreno.

Big Bang Theory: From Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, this one follows two theoretical physicists who meet a sexy new neighbor that teaches them about life from a new perspective. Johnny Galecki (Roseanne), Jim Parsons (Judging Amy), and Kelly Cuoco (Eight Simple Rules) star. It sounds like an updated Weird Science to me, but the update is by Chuck Lorre, so it will be worth a look.

Power of 10: CBS isn't immune to the new game show craze, and this is their entry. Hosted by Drew Carey, the show will have contestants guessing the results of public surveys for a chance to win up to $10 million. It's like Family Feud, without the family, and if the recent trend in game shows is any indication, a whole lot of stalling before getting to "survey says." The show is set for a summer release.
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They canceled Jericho for this crap? 🙁

The only one that sounds even midly interesting is "Moonlight" but only because it sounds like a remake of Forever Knight.
 
Originally posted by: mjuszczak
I don't even have cable.
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Since when do you need cable to watch CBS, NBC, and ABC? Unless you're one of those poor souls who doesn't have access to OTA ... 🙁
 
lol @ nbc. they cancel studio 60 mid season to bring in black donnellys. only air it during the heroes hiatus so it has no support on the night it airs. cancel it for thank god your here (for a few weeks) and then real wedding crashers, which both get canceled. here's a brilliant fcking idea NBC, give a show an entire season!
 
I don't get why they make a Geico Caveman show and then don't use the same guys from the commercials. Baffling.
 
Originally posted by: hdeck
lol @ nbc. they cancel studio 60 mid season to bring in black donnellys. only air it during the heroes hiatus so it has no support on the night it airs. cancel it for thank god your here (for a few weeks) and then real wedding crashers, which both get canceled. here's a brilliant fcking idea NBC, give a show an entire season!
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Yeah, The Black Donnellys was good TV. All of those other shows you mentioned are completely retarded.
 
FOX


Drama
Canterbury?s Law
K-Ville
New Amsterdam
Sarah Connor Chronicles

Comedy
Back to You
The Return of Jezebel James
Rules for Starting Over


CURRENT SHOWS

Renewed for 2007/2008
24
American Dad
American Idol-Tuesday
American Idol-Wednesday
Bones
Family Guy
House
MADtv
Prison Break
The Simpsons
?Til Death

Canceled
Drive
Happy Hour
Justice
The O.C.
The Rich List
Vanished
The Wedding Bells

Fate Undetermined
America?s Most Wanted: America Strikes Back
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (S)
Cops
King of the Hill
Nanny 911
Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
The War at Home
The Winner
 
Man, I really hoping for a season 2 of jericho... so many things were left unanswered.

And what's with all of those ABC shows involving "four friends?" Can we have a little more variety. Doesn't matter, nothing really interests me on ABC.

And NBC is making a pretty braindead move by moving Friday Night Lights to Friday Night. Yes the show isn't completely about football, but you lose a majority of your fanbase by moving it to Friday Night (ie high school kids who actually go to friday night football games). If NBC doesn't want the show to succeed, why even bother bringing it back for a second season.

And the new shows that CBS is bringing sound horrible. The Big Bang Theory sounds alright, but I'm afraid it'll be just like Two and Half Men (same producer)... constantly about sex. It's funny for a while, but it just gets old.
NBC could stand to lose one of their 80 iterations of law and order. And if the IT crowd is anything like the office, then that'll be a great addition
 
Originally posted by: fatpat268

NBC could stand to lose one of their 80 iterations of law and order.
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They did, they kicked Law & Order:CI to USA network. The first runs will be on USA, and NBC may show reruns at a future date.

 
I can't believe how stupid most of these new shows sound...Only one I think I might be interested in is Journeyman
 
Originally posted by: tangent1138
Women's Murder Club (Fridays at 9) - McPherson called this show the network's "most traditional procedural this year, with an ABC tone." Four women -- a detective, a DA, a medical examiner, and a reporter -- band together to solve crimes. Stars Angie Harmon and Laura Harris.
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What? No hyper-hungry dog sidekick?
 
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